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oil prices have soared in the asian markets ahead of a last minute effort in washington to read. deal on fiscal cliff that's what you read in the news so this whole charade in washington could have implications on many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. a gun a chicken reporting there and while congress has trouble sorting out a deal to prevent americans slipping into a tax black hole some agreements just seem to breeze on through as charlie mcgrath from wide awake news explains what can the united states of america this is where we govern by crisis we don't have representatives in washington d.c. we have political prostitutes that will go before a camera and say that anything that they have to say is you keep this massive government rolling and you can make social interest influence in washington d.c. or that when the cameras are on you know they're on the red team they're going out there saying it's the welfare folks as well it's a people on food stamps or the people in extended unemployme
oil prices have soared in the asian markets ahead of a last minute effort in washington to read. deal on fiscal cliff that's what you read in the news so this whole charade in washington could have implications on many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. a gun a chicken reporting there and while congress has trouble sorting out a deal to prevent americans slipping into a tax black hole some agreements just...
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well i'm going to washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture in february of this year if you can governor rick snyder testified on capitol hill saying that right to work for less laws were not right for michigan so what's changed over the last ten months and how badly will the right to work for less law herb's the michigan economy also as tuitions rates of colleges and universities across the country continue to skyrocket tuition free universities are becoming relics of another age our students at one of the stations last to asian for universities fighting back against a first ever plan to charge tuition and last month washington state and colorado became the first two states in america to legalize the recreational use of marijuana now comes the hard part i will the states regulate the sale and use of the drug and will the federal government let them. you need to know this earlier this year michigan's republican governor rick snyder attended a hearing on capitol hill to talk about state eco
well i'm going to washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture in february of this year if you can governor rick snyder testified on capitol hill saying that right to work for less laws were not right for michigan so what's changed over the last ten months and how badly will the right to work for less law herb's the michigan economy also as tuitions rates of colleges and universities across the country continue to skyrocket tuition free universities are becoming relics...
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it is monday december tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you watching our team while if you haven't been dancing to gangnam style you're one of the few who didn't contribute to the song becoming the most watched you tube video of all time but south korean sensation side has a lesser known song that's caused him some grief in recent days in two thousand and four sign performed a song at an american themed concert around the same time the korean missionaries were killed in iraq and after a u.s. military tank accidently killed korean schoolgirls want to show you some of the lyrics he says kill those f. ing yankees who have been torturing iraqi captives kill those f. ing yankees who ordered them to torture kill their daughters mothers daughters in law and fathers kill them all slowly and painfully distance topside from performing at last night's annual chris. miss in washington concert where the members of the audience are more famous than the performers among them president barack obama who gamely shuck size hand after his sp
it is monday december tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you watching our team while if you haven't been dancing to gangnam style you're one of the few who didn't contribute to the song becoming the most watched you tube video of all time but south korean sensation side has a lesser known song that's caused him some grief in recent days in two thousand and four sign performed a song at an american themed concert around the same time the korean missionaries were killed in iraq...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm laurin the store here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for friday december twenty first two thousand and twelve today is a good time to reflect on this part. of the twenty first this year. that will be today and the world didn't end i think it's fair to say so we will reflect on what may lie ahead in the coming new year or reflect on this year in economic trends dave column is a cornell chemistry professor but he's known in finance for his annual year in review which is out today and he is here in studio to talk about it plus you wes stocks drop as house republicans cancel a vote on the fiscal cliff political disarray stock markets those were how the headlines read today when i came into work what is this just white noise we'll talk about signs of a broken market that go far beyond the day to day news portably moving them plus from market scandals to our very own we'll break down what you loved and hated this week in viewer feedback let's get to today's capital account. well the world didn't end today some argue t
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm laurin the store here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for friday december twenty first two thousand and twelve today is a good time to reflect on this part. of the twenty first this year. that will be today and the world didn't end i think it's fair to say so we will reflect on what may lie ahead in the coming new year or reflect on this year in economic trends dave column is a cornell chemistry professor but he's known in finance for...
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or the way and washington once and for the. option rotund they live with us on the line from london happy new year to you and we do hope we'll continue to see you here on our teeth around twenty thirty. exception. to it have been years. now rory's back at the news already up to i have never seen a look so big. owners like forty feet in front of the size of wonderful three of you you know they say they say the camera adds ten pounds when you can go and. stop it as we all know you know artie we've got our three english around the world you. see espanol but in the united states they've got their own network of course r t america with a very impressive washington d.c. studio we can get to christine and we can almost get to christine for the moment she's just wrapping up our newscast right now in fact i can i can tell you i think the focus of our newscast has been has been that of the fiscal cliff we've been talking about it obama is going to address it in some hours but for now though make a lot of how well i will get to pepe escob
or the way and washington once and for the. option rotund they live with us on the line from london happy new year to you and we do hope we'll continue to see you here on our teeth around twenty thirty. exception. to it have been years. now rory's back at the news already up to i have never seen a look so big. owners like forty feet in front of the size of wonderful three of you you know they say they say the camera adds ten pounds when you can go and. stop it as we all know you know artie...
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it's tuesday december fourth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well in case you've been living under a rock there is some news coming out of the u.k. prince william and kate are expecting their first child this has set off a media spectacle this is a huge story in europe but here in the u.s. the mainstream media has a ramp up its coverage take a look. ever since the royal couple got married britain has been waiting for its royal baby now that baby is on the way the media would be waiting for this story with bated breath its acute morning sickness treated with every hydration that cheesy with. supplements and try to get it back on track they were planning to announce this at this point but she has not yet twelve weeks pregnant they haven't even told prince charles or the queen about this until today. leisure every woman is enjoying c.n.n.'s coverage and listening to a male reporter talk about morning sickness while while they're covering a story that has little impact here in the u.s. arts he will cover wh
it's tuesday december fourth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well in case you've been living under a rock there is some news coming out of the u.k. prince william and kate are expecting their first child this has set off a media spectacle this is a huge story in europe but here in the u.s. the mainstream media has a ramp up its coverage take a look. ever since the royal couple got married britain has been waiting for its royal baby now that baby is on...
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we head to washington d.c. after the break for law in the capital account. well going into the future this month high tech means good health whether it be the latest laser cutters on lifesaving heart valves crushing innovators are working hard to keep you healthy chris some companies it's been a winding road from car simulators to cutting edge training systems for others it's been a lifetime of work a lot in the mysteries of the self check it all out on technology update we've got the future cover. download the official ati application to your cell phone choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's if you're away from your television or it just doesn't matter how would your mobile device if you could watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. something . lies beneath. thousands of meters of mice country from. the lab. that is aloof from many. but dangerous even to those who keep it at a distance. live because the. lives of at. least. live. well see british scientists not. spot on because we don't. market why not. find out what's really
we head to washington d.c. after the break for law in the capital account. well going into the future this month high tech means good health whether it be the latest laser cutters on lifesaving heart valves crushing innovators are working hard to keep you healthy chris some companies it's been a winding road from car simulators to cutting edge training systems for others it's been a lifetime of work a lot in the mysteries of the self check it all out on technology update we've got the future...
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finally put the kybosh on let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and come home. i think. what . people might think it was by a certain degree much. i guess what you say. no longer represents the people. the people are going to take care. thank you. thank. you thank. you. thank you thank you. thank you. thank you. for. i. mean five thirty in the morning is a comedy on most mornings early in the occupy wall street movement there would only be about fifty maybe two hundred or so occupying the space but it's five thirty in the morning on the morning of october fourteenth two thousand and eleven several thousand people were gathered there wide awake why because mayor mike bloomberg had declared that his own personal army his words the n.y.p.d. constituting the seventh largest army in the world would have victor occupy wall street and these thousands were there not just in solidarity they were there armed with an idea some cardboard signs
finally put the kybosh on let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and come home. i think. what . people might think it was by a certain degree much. i guess what you say. no longer represents the people. the people are going to take care. thank you. thank. you thank. you. thank you thank you. thank you. thank you. for. i. mean five thirty in the morning is a...
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and washington looks to deal that would let more u.s. troops and asia as china's new leader advises the military to prepare for a strike. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. there has been no word about the fate of ukrainian journalist being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who's assisted r.t. along with other media outlets journey in the ongoing syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents now two months ago they threatened to kill her if a fifty million dollars ransom was not paid by taking up the story for us now. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then has appeared in two separate videos in the first she appeals to the ukrainian government to pay the ransom money and sit her free in a second which many believe was made under due is she admits to being a
and washington looks to deal that would let more u.s. troops and asia as china's new leader advises the military to prepare for a strike. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. there has been no word about the fate of ukrainian journalist being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who's assisted r.t. along with other media outlets journey in the ongoing syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents now two months ago they...
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it's monday december seventeenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team. while much of this country today is still in shock devastated over the deaths of twenty children and six adults murdered at a connecticut elementary school friday morning newtown connecticut has been described as a picturesque a quiet new england town and there are no words to truly describe the horror of what happened or the sense of loss residents there are feeling president obama spoke to the community yesterday evening in an attempt to try to bring the country together in this time of crisis we can't tolerate this anymore these tragedies must and and to end them we must change. we will be told that the causes of such violence are complex and that is true no single law no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society but that can't be an excuse for inaction surely we can do better than this if there's even one step we can take to save another child or another parent or another town
it's monday december seventeenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team. while much of this country today is still in shock devastated over the deaths of twenty children and six adults murdered at a connecticut elementary school friday morning newtown connecticut has been described as a picturesque a quiet new england town and there are no words to truly describe the horror of what happened or the sense of loss residents there are feeling president obama spoke to...
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dr flowers thought fit to attend as an uninvited guest a wall street comes to washington health care conference i crashed the party with her i doubt it would let my big camera and so i had to shoot the video this impromptu meeting with the real death panels on myself was it how can i ask we did the national health service i didn't i acceptable. practice because they can't provide i was. was out i was. fine i think you're going to have a snow cave ready you are right at the. they want to. change it. and. we got to put it on the street and join protesters picketing outside where a dare risk wrote shared her story of why health care was literally a life and death issue i came here because. for my father part i was full suicide shot himself it had three states but because her life partner did have enough money to pay for health care to take care of it and invited half the cost my sister and myself first fifty four years old this is the most considerate suicide that i ever heard of he had to quit sitting outside everything he had borrowed from everybody saying you know we turned this post
dr flowers thought fit to attend as an uninvited guest a wall street comes to washington health care conference i crashed the party with her i doubt it would let my big camera and so i had to shoot the video this impromptu meeting with the real death panels on myself was it how can i ask we did the national health service i didn't i acceptable. practice because they can't provide i was. was out i was. fine i think you're going to have a snow cave ready you are right at the. they want to. change...
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in london we have done it he is a reader in politics and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael coogan he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london if you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's illiterate served want to wars but in fact it misleads people into thinking that you run out of water whatever that means you then automatically reach for a kalashnikov and go to war waters we have seen over the past forty years at least war is that when people run out of water that is they haven't got enough water to raise the food that they need at home they're not no longer self-sufficient they then reach for trade because trade is quiet and invisible it doesn't raise any politics a country all the twenty countries in the middle east and many other countries in the world and all the countries in europe except france can easily move into dependence on importe
in london we have done it he is a reader in politics and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael coogan he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london if you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's illiterate served want to wars but in fact it misleads...
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washington post reports that adelson is flying to washington d.c. to meet with republican leaders in surprise hopes of changing the foreign corrupt practices act currently president obama's department of justice is investigating adelson for violating that act as it's been suggested he was bribing officials in china to get its casinos built in chinese controlled territory. which is of course probably why adelson spent so much money to defeat president obama because a republican romney administration would bring with it a new republican attorney general and a new republican justice department to find out prosecuted or might just settle out of court for a small fine to make it all go away this is the life of the rich and powerful in america being in trouble with a law that is by new politicians and get new laws to protect themselves used to be called bribery but today thanks to the supreme court's citizens united decision it's called business as usual. now and the people who get left behind when billionaires like sheldon adelson own our politicians i'm
washington post reports that adelson is flying to washington d.c. to meet with republican leaders in surprise hopes of changing the foreign corrupt practices act currently president obama's department of justice is investigating adelson for violating that act as it's been suggested he was bribing officials in china to get its casinos built in chinese controlled territory. which is of course probably why adelson spent so much money to defeat president obama because a republican romney...
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it's monday december thirty first two thousand and twelve four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our team or we going to begin this hour with a look at the latest on the fiscal cliff tonight at midnight is the deadline after all and it even brought the u.s. congress into work yesterday on a sunday as some people have been waiting with bated breath to see just what the terms of the deal will look like it's important to remember at least for the last few years budget deals always come down to the last known moment getting this done before the holidays would have meant lawmakers on both sides would appear to their constituents as desperate and being forced to vote one way or the other now we do want to outline for you the latest details of the deal to avert the fiscal cliff as of now the potential deal could bring six hundred billion dollars in revenue taxes would be increased. by nearly forty percent on individuals earning four hundred thousand dollars or more and for families earning four hundred fifty thousand dollars the earned income tax credit
it's monday december thirty first two thousand and twelve four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our team or we going to begin this hour with a look at the latest on the fiscal cliff tonight at midnight is the deadline after all and it even brought the u.s. congress into work yesterday on a sunday as some people have been waiting with bated breath to see just what the terms of the deal will look like it's important to remember at least for the last few years budget deals...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for tuesday december eleventh two thousand and twelve when talking about fiscal cliff solutions anti-tax advocate grover norquist we all know him he says nothing's changed from two years ago when president obama agreed to extend bush tax cuts for all. because it was not strong there show the argument to raise taxes now it is not only better than it was two years ago. but does the government need to tax and borrow in order to spend or is the government actually less constrained in its spending than believed and do budget deficits matter much less right now than we may think well stephanie calton chair of the economics department at university of missouri kansas city and a subscriber of modern monetary theory is here to talk about just that plus the senate is reportedly looking at extending a two thousand and f.d.i.c financial crisis measure that guarantees one hundred percent of all checking account bank deposits now the c b o estimates the f.d.a. is the does n
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for tuesday december eleventh two thousand and twelve when talking about fiscal cliff solutions anti-tax advocate grover norquist we all know him he says nothing's changed from two years ago when president obama agreed to extend bush tax cuts for all. because it was not strong there show the argument to raise taxes now it is not only better than it was two years ago. but does the...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eighteenth two thousand japanese pension funds are starting to invest in gold for the first time according to the wall street journal they're looking to mitigate the damage of market shocks and reduce the risks associated with currencies the paper says until recently they've invested .
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eighteenth two thousand japanese pension funds are starting to invest in gold for the first time according to the wall street journal they're looking to mitigate the damage of market shocks and reduce the risks associated with currencies the paper says until recently they've invested .
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hospital in washington d.c. we'll tell you about a culture of drug dealing that has reportedly taken over. she's been talking about that a lot she saw it she said mommy i can't get that body out of my head i keep seeing that. it's been three days since the connecticut school massacre shook the nation to its core and already we're starting to see and hear the urgent need for better gun control but how much can president obama actually do to create change the latest from newtown and the bigger implications of this incident may have on the united states we are the most transparent of the three. issues from the president was very jay carney talks transparency at a white house briefing despite claiming to be the most transparent administration in history there are more than a few dark spots on the president's record some light on those just ahead. it's monday december seventeenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for a sound you're watching are today. again with a closer look at a problem taking place inside
hospital in washington d.c. we'll tell you about a culture of drug dealing that has reportedly taken over. she's been talking about that a lot she saw it she said mommy i can't get that body out of my head i keep seeing that. it's been three days since the connecticut school massacre shook the nation to its core and already we're starting to see and hear the urgent need for better gun control but how much can president obama actually do to create change the latest from newtown and the bigger...
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financial considerations were one of the reasons that brought peace washington state native to western siberia yet his main motive for the surgery had to do with how he fared in the auditors in america average height was one seventy five i was one sixty seven or one sixty eight in so one eight centimeters would have brought me right to average if i just wanted to be average for women height isn't so important you know i think girl can be short and it's not a big deal i think a guy is like expected to be taller just before the operation most mad a russian girl who found he's a regional hide quite endearing yet he still want to have had the surgery adding seven more centimeters to he self-confidence she told me the whole time you're crazy you're normal you're perfect. so now or should i call you so what a compliment for somebody who's used to falling short of his own expectations. and then welcome to business or to be with me dmitri medvedev it has been a. crisis wrecked year for many but some have been battered so hard they made into business short list of this year's biggest losers now
financial considerations were one of the reasons that brought peace washington state native to western siberia yet his main motive for the surgery had to do with how he fared in the auditors in america average height was one seventy five i was one sixty seven or one sixty eight in so one eight centimeters would have brought me right to average if i just wanted to be average for women height isn't so important you know i think girl can be short and it's not a big deal i think a guy is like...
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is monday december seventeenth five pm in washington d.c. my name is christine for you're watching our team. let's begin with a closer look at a shocking problem taking place inside the walls of the v.a. hospital veterans inside say drug abuse is so rampant that it's bringing people off the street to buy and sell drugs inside the hospital walls r.t. correspondent liz wall spoke to one of the veterans and brings us an inside look of a problem those in charge seem to be aware of but want to simply ignore. the department of veterans affairs administers health care to military veterans with an annual budget of over eighty seven billion dollars it's the largest department in the united states after the defense department at the v.a. medical center in washington d.c. it's no secret that if you want drugs you can get the. it's common knowledge this veteran doesn't want to show his identity was a drug dealing happens here on the second floor smoke deck outside the emergency room is another known hot spot for moment. just yet. but do you think some p
is monday december seventeenth five pm in washington d.c. my name is christine for you're watching our team. let's begin with a closer look at a shocking problem taking place inside the walls of the v.a. hospital veterans inside say drug abuse is so rampant that it's bringing people off the street to buy and sell drugs inside the hospital walls r.t. correspondent liz wall spoke to one of the veterans and brings us an inside look of a problem those in charge seem to be aware of but want to...
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power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens the door now for much more direct intervention in the civil war it will mean a heavy weapons will come in contention even i think you could end up with a no fly zone it's really pretty much an open declaration of war against the outside regime one of the things that i think is difficult is trying to get really accurate reporting it seems as if the our sort of regime is sort of its back against the wall and yet at the same time it doesn't seem as if the opposition could really hold on to territory i mean this could be a long running thing this could g
power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens...
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ok and we're trying to go back to you in washington it seems to me that kurds are turning into you know a privileged people in western media and western government because they really would like to see a kurdish state because iran's involved israel's involved the problem is is turkey . well yes and as we were speaking just before the break i was explaining that there is a positive outcome here actually for turkey i believe and and that is but if we keep in mind that the underlying. element that animates this what we call the arab awakening is a desire for democratic aspirations more than it is for some relative advantage of one ethnic or sectarian group over another well i mean i had come i guess where i mean because i haven't seen a whole lot of democracy in all of this when it comes to the west ok it's all nice ideas ok but a lot of people are being killed in the name of democracy and i think it's a bit hypocritical of western powers be keep pushing that agenda i'm sorry but i think that's true. well peter obviously people can disagree about that and about who has an agenda for the mo
ok and we're trying to go back to you in washington it seems to me that kurds are turning into you know a privileged people in western media and western government because they really would like to see a kurdish state because iran's involved israel's involved the problem is is turkey . well yes and as we were speaking just before the break i was explaining that there is a positive outcome here actually for turkey i believe and and that is but if we keep in mind that the underlying. element that...
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it's friday december twenty first or of him in washington d.c. meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. well it's official we survive the so-called end of the world that is the end of the mayan calendar but while we might have avoided the fireballs and earthquakes the u.s. is still barreling toward economic calamity with relentless fiscal cliff talks and things didn't improve much last night in fact talks moved back to square one when republican speaker john boehner pulled his plan b. bill from the house floor after failing to garner enough votes from his own party now three months ago to the day i sat at this desk and talked about the numerous bills that congress still needed to pass before the year ended so let's check up on our politicians progress. first up a bill to avoid the so-called proverbial fiscal cliff stopping seaquest ration and preventing what is essentially a congress mandated recession as we know from last night the negotiations that have sucked up so much time and effort remain up in the air and what about that the national defense
it's friday december twenty first or of him in washington d.c. meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. well it's official we survive the so-called end of the world that is the end of the mayan calendar but while we might have avoided the fireballs and earthquakes the u.s. is still barreling toward economic calamity with relentless fiscal cliff talks and things didn't improve much last night in fact talks moved back to square one when republican speaker john boehner pulled his plan b. bill from...
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well i'm john hartman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. it out of state spends more on defense than the next fifteen closest countries combined she would be cutting military funding instead of the social security benefits that many millions of americans rely on and restoring the minimum wage to its historical level would help create more than sixteen billion dollars in new consumer spending and raising the minimum wage is one of the easiest ways to spur economic growth why are so many people opposed to it. you need to know. the white house says they want to cut social security insurance payments over time using a tricky little technique called the chained c.p.i. instead of actually measuring real inflation this particular consumer price index c.p.i. is chained to consumers' behavior they call it had donek in quality adjustments to make it sound scientific but here's how it works if the price of beef goes up so people start eating cheaper chicken instead and instead of measuring the actual inflation is reflected by the rising cost of meats
well i'm john hartman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. it out of state spends more on defense than the next fifteen closest countries combined she would be cutting military funding instead of the social security benefits that many millions of americans rely on and restoring the minimum wage to its historical level would help create more than sixteen billion dollars in new consumer spending and raising the minimum wage is one of the easiest ways to spur...
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as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terrorists getting ready to attack america but very few think of yemen as a chokepoint of vast economic interests yemen is the poorest country in the middle east but it's sitting on one of the most important trade routes in the wall the bubble may end up straight most people have heard about the southwest canal world war three almost broke out over the canal right that's how important it is but bob amanda doesn't instantly ring a bell although it's basically an extension of this west canal and it is a similar strategic importance almost all of europe's trade with china japan india and the rest of asia passes through babel mendez every day that's how important it is some argue that washington sees terrorism in yemen as a problem in a sense that it could have an adverse impact on economic interests at stake the united states wouldn't be engaged in such a conflict in yemen if it didn't hold very specific geo political and strategic you said city or the u.s. i think most i
as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terrorists getting ready to attack america but very few think of yemen as a chokepoint of vast economic interests yemen is the poorest country in the middle east but it's sitting on one of the most important trade routes in the wall the bubble may end up straight most people have heard about the southwest canal world war three almost broke out over the canal right that's how...
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some press attention has been given more it seems in the last year or so here's an article from the washington post modern monetary theory an unconventional take on economic strategy and further in this off article it talks about deficit our walls and so not hawks or does but owls now where did this term come from well according to the article it was coined by stephanie calton a professor at the university of missouri at kansas city who with another gentleman talked about in the article is part of a small group of economists who have concluded that everyone members of congress think tank denizens the entire mainstream of the economics profession has misunderstood how the government interacts with the economy if their theory dubbed modern monetary theory or and then t. is right then everything we thought we knew about the budget taxes and the federal reserve is wrong so here to really discuss what m. and t. is and what its advocating is stephanie calton her self so first of all thank you so much for being on the show professor cults and we're very excited to get into a discussion about m.m.t. b
some press attention has been given more it seems in the last year or so here's an article from the washington post modern monetary theory an unconventional take on economic strategy and further in this off article it talks about deficit our walls and so not hawks or does but owls now where did this term come from well according to the article it was coined by stephanie calton a professor at the university of missouri at kansas city who with another gentleman talked about in the article is part...
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and washington should deal that would let more u.s. troops into asia china's new leader advises his military to prepare for a struggle. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on new day. live from the russian capital the fate of a ukrainian journalist held by syrian rebels remains unknown after a deadline from a group threatening to execute finally passed on the question of was kidnapped by insurgents said to be from the free syrian army and she repeatedly accused of brutality against civilians taking up the story for us now. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then has appeared in two separate videos in the first she appeals to the ukrainian government to pay the ransom money and set her free in a second which many believe was made under drew is she admits to being a spy but the point needs to be made that just about everyone beli
and washington should deal that would let more u.s. troops into asia china's new leader advises his military to prepare for a struggle. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on new day. live from the russian capital the fate of a ukrainian journalist held by syrian rebels remains unknown after a deadline from a group threatening to execute finally passed on the question of was kidnapped by insurgents said to be from the free syrian army and she repeatedly accused of brutality against...
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discussion on water we have to we have to wrap it up here many thanks my guest today in london and washington thanks to our viewers for watching us here r.t. see you next time remember i'll talk to. the kitchen . and. the. secret lumber touring. was able to build a most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach creation why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care only on the dot com. wealthy british soil but it's time to. find. the. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cars or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our. russia would be so much brighter if you knew more about someone from finest impression in some. news for instance on t.v. dot com.
discussion on water we have to we have to wrap it up here many thanks my guest today in london and washington thanks to our viewers for watching us here r.t. see you next time remember i'll talk to. the kitchen . and. the. secret lumber touring. was able to build a most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach creation why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care only on the dot com. wealthy british soil but it's...
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good afternoon love of the capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama probably says he would veto meanwhile bitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy now this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where you want to place your bets we'll talk to the daily reckoning.
good afternoon love of the capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama probably says he would veto meanwhile bitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy now this may all feel like deja vu and...
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and washington d.c. these have been frayed to the point where it's difficult for them to function together and that has to be repaired and both sides have to work on that at the same time i think the united states has to be very clear with israel and also the administration with congress but look anything you do to punish the palestinians by either impeding the ability of the p.a. to govern. the west bank by taking money away from them or any other retaliatory measures like that or by building in settlement areas like the one which make peace much more difficult to achieve in fact will accrue directly and immediately to the benefit of hamas and that is what you're going to do so if you want to deal with hamas if you're an israeli who prefers to war with hamas and these troops isn't prisoner exchanges to to negotiating peace with the p.l.o. in the p.a. then go for it be retaliatory if you're an american congressman or senator demagogic enough to want to grandstand and risk the national interest and promot
and washington d.c. these have been frayed to the point where it's difficult for them to function together and that has to be repaired and both sides have to work on that at the same time i think the united states has to be very clear with israel and also the administration with congress but look anything you do to punish the palestinians by either impeding the ability of the p.a. to govern. the west bank by taking money away from them or any other retaliatory measures like that or by building...
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to bomb them as washington see fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade really enough not to mess with that kind of a prop by the united states as often lead to eliminating much of the local population that sooner or later gets the sense that their government is serving its own interests and the interest of those thousands of miles away in washington i'm going to. ration is sounding the retreat as the cost of conflict become too much to bat in the few minutes we pull from the rush to pull its troops from afghanistan because the bill's pretty indefensible sunt. traps about and we can add said julian assange says his whistle blowing web site is ready to reveal more game changing data next had dressed his supporters and the media that gathered outside the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been and six months. the world's media and a lot of supporters have come out for him this evening also holding a candlelight vigil he called the crowd when he came out a sight for sore eyes and then he mocked his six months in the embassy by talking about it saying that he entered
to bomb them as washington see fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade really enough not to mess with that kind of a prop by the united states as often lead to eliminating much of the local population that sooner or later gets the sense that their government is serving its own interests and the interest of those thousands of miles away in washington i'm going to. ration is sounding the retreat as the cost of conflict become too much to bat in the few minutes we pull from the...
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good afternoon most of the capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy no this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where do you want to place your bets we'll talk to the daily reckoning eric brian and joe bowman about their choices was a german study finds paying taxes has a positive impact on a person's subjective well being no word on what the findings would bring in the west but if you are counting on taxation to make you feel like your quality of life is on the up and up state side we'll talk about some other economic options and the opec of maple syrup has been robbed millions of dollars worth of the hot commodity has been stolen from ca
good afternoon most of the capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy no this may all feel like deja vu and...